MARC Record from Library of Congress

LEADER: 01688cam a22002657a 4500
001 2012515333
003 DLC
005 20130306150117.0
008 120828s1989 nyua 001 0 eng d
010 $a 2012515333
020 $a0914427296
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035 $a(OCoLC)ocm26738745
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042 $alccopycat
050 00 $aTS542$b.C378 1989
100 1 $aCardinal, Catherine.
245 14 $aThe watch :$bfrom its origins to the XIXth century /$cCatherine Cardinal ; translated by Jacques Pages.
260 $aNew York, NY :$bTabard Press,$cc1989.
300 $a237 p. :$bill. (some col.) ;$c29 cm.
500 $aIncludes index.
504 $aBibliography: p. 224-226.
505 0 $a1: Social and economic evolution -- From 1500 to 1600: the expansion of horology "in miniature" -- From 1600 to 1660: the strengthening of the watchmaking industry in France -- From 1660 to 1730: the predominance of English watchmaking over the French and Swiss industries -- From 1730 to 1820: three great watchmaking countries--France, Switzerland and England -- From 1830 to 1900: transformations in the watchmaking industry -- 2: Technical evolution -- The primitive watch movement -- "Small-work" horological research and its applications from 1650 to 1765 -- The conquest of prevision in the watch, from 1765 to 1820 -- The triumph of precision in the nineteenth century -- 3: Decorative evolution -- Decoration from 1500 to 1675: international fashions -- Decoration from 1675 to 1720: appearance of national styles -- Decoration from 1730 to 1820 -- Watch decoration after 1830.
650 0 $aClocks and watches$xHistory.
700 1 $aPages, Jacques.